Egypt's President
Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi attended the inauguration of Military Factory 300
operating under Abu Zaabal Industries Company, specializing in small and
medium-size ammunition.
The president visited a number of production lines and talked with the engineers supervising the operations, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement on Monday.
The inauguration was attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Mohamed Zaki, Minister of Military Production Mohamed Al-Assar, Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff Mohamed Farid, and other ministers.
According to the statement, the president also inaugurated, via video conference, a number of new military production projects in other military factories including Factory 144 in Banha, Factory 270 in Qaha, and Factory 999 in Helwan.
Minister El-Assar said at the opening that his ministry's main goal is to secure the army's needs of ammunition and equipment.
The approach adopted by El-Sisi is to acquire the latest techniques in armament, El-Assar said, adding that "our target now is to manufacture arms locally despite looming challenges."
Source: Al-Ahram Online
